family

Anita, a typically self-absorbed twelve-year-old living in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s, is surprised to discover her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.

Discusses current divorce trends, and argues that America's high-divorce society is creating a low-commitment culture where the breaking of bonds becomes a defining act, and where the interests and needs of children are being neglected.

Twenty-four essays debate several issues concerning the family, such as divorce, working mothers, traditional roles, adoption, gay and lesbian parents, day care, covenant marriage, and family courts. Includes discussion suggestions, organizations to contact, and bibliographies.

As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, fourteen-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing.

Offers a comprehensive overview of families in the United States, discussing the various issues families face, legislation designed to help them, print and non-print resources, and supportive tables, figures, and documents.

Discusses ways that teenagers can improve their relationship with their parents and help each other develop mutual trust and respect.

Los Angeles private detective Regan Reilly teams up with lottery winner and amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan to investigate when Regan's father Luke and his driver, Rosita, are kidnapped pending a one million dollar ransom.

When his family moves to a secluded area in western New Jersey after his brother is murdered, Gabriel finds himself involved with three other teenagers, each with his or her own problems, in a series of increasingly violent acts.

A memoir in which the author recounts the death of her brother at the age of thirty-three from AIDS, and recalls incidents from his life, and the lives of other family members on the island of Antigua.

Presents aspects of family life in the preindustrial Western world, including households of the wealthy and the poor, courtship and marriage, and the care and training of children.